Television

Many broadcast networks have been busy making final decisions and renewals for the 2026-2027 season, with the official upfronts only days away. FOX heard our pleas and officially renewed Murder in a Small Town for a third season only hours after I originally wrote this. We weren’t overly worried since we’d heard filming had started

At first glance, The Terror: Devil in Silver sounds like a fairly straightforward descent into horror. Pepper (Dan Stevens), a working-class man in Queens, is wrongfully committed to a crumbling psychiatric facility called New Hyde, where patients are overmedicated, overlooked, and largely forgotten. But it doesn’t take long for something even more unsettling to emerge

Fire Country premiered in 2022 with a very simple emotional path. Bode Leone was the flawed hero, the one who had to earn everything back. Jake Crawford was the good guy who got left behind when Bode blew everything up, and somewhere along the way filled the hole Bode left — in the Leone house,

When it comes to television, NCIS: Origins is quietly taking the crown for some of the best character work across broadcast and streaming because it doesn’t spend time telling you who matters; it proves to you everyone does. The series has been a breath of fresh air for broadcast television, somehow putting its own unique

Critic’s Rating: 3 / 5.0 3 When the mole storyline started on CIA, I hoped that the show would deliver something unique. There was an opportunity to tell the story of Bill learning that he enjoyed the grey shades of police work. Yet, it’s only been in CIA Season 1 Episode 10 that we’ve seen

That was strange. The murder of a wealthy woman led to a weird suspect and eventually to a connection to the Russian Mob… and Jubal’s old friend from his shady pre-FBI days. FBI Season 8 Episode 20 gave us a rare look into Jubal’s past, but there was too much else going on for it

Critic’s Rating: 4.1 / 5.0 4.1 Well, The Rookie sure knows how to leave us hanging! The season finale gave us all the action we love most about the series, and we got that satisfying proposal we’ve been waiting for. What we couldn’t anticipate, of course, was that Everett would get his revenge on Bradford

There are actors who take a role and make it work. And then there are actors like Judith Light, who seem to walk into a story, flip something on, and suddenly everything feels sharper, more human, more alive. She brings something special to every project, and The Terror: Devil in Silver is better for it.

I always say that a well-written antagonist is a good one, and The Testaments has its fair share of them. The Handmaid’s Tale started it all with Aunt Lydia, and while there have always been moments of wonder and intrigue, she’s always been a character to love to hate. However, we’ve never really gotten a

If five seasons of Yellowstone taught us anything, Beth Dutton never backs down. She went up against villains on the series like she was chasing the latest fashion trend, and something tells me she’s got her work cut out for her with Beulah Jackson (Annette Bening) on Dutton Ranch. Paramount+ on Tuesday unveiled the full-length

You know things are about to go off when a reunion feels less like catching up and more like settling scores. That’s Man on Fire for you. John Creasy ended Netflix’s show in the worst kind of reunion, facing Prado Soares and his own CIA superior, Henry Tappen. They were tied to the deaths of

For fans of the CBS/Paramount+ series SEAL Team, Alona Tal’s addition to Fire Country carried more weight than a regular casting addition. She wasn’t just a guest star or a love interest; she was the continuation of a story that was cut short in the sixth season of the military drama. Tal played Stella, the

Love them or hate them, procedurals are still broadcast TV‘s bread and butter. They’re easy to jump into, easy to follow, and more often than not, you’re getting a complete story in under an hour. Even when they flirt with bigger arcs, they’re not asking for the same level of commitment as prestige TV, and

Critic’s Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 4.5 Chicago Med’s season is almost over, and the story threads left hanging make it obvious. Chicago Med Season 11 Episode 19 had some of the strongest cliffhangers yet, setting up a showdown between Charles and Theo and preparing for Hannah’s baby to be delivered. Sadly, it also had more

Chicago Fire has an issue with the overuse trope of a new boss coming in and trying to dismantle Firehouse 51. Over the last few episodes, we’ve seen Chief Hopkins come in and attempt it, and it looks like he may have found a way to succeed. Annoyingly, even a mention of Otis can’t fix

Critic’s Rating: 4 / 5.0 4 Chicago PD strips things down with a cerebral, quietly devastating hour that ends in tragedy. Much of Chicago PD Season 13 Episode 19 serves as a showcase for Patrick John Flueger’s talents—and, as always, he delivers. The hour takes bold creative swings, stepping outside the show’s usual formula to

The fate of Memory of a Killer came out a little late in the game. While some shows get a renewal early in their runs (or even before they premiere!), the news that the FOX drama would continue came mere hours before its first-season finale. A new season presents the series with an opportunity to

One of the ways that The Hunting Party Season 2 has improved is by bringing on well-known guest stars. It’s allowed viewers to watch their favorites portray chilling serial killers, and many have looked forward to seeing Jamie Chung in this role, since it differs from what she’s known for. Chung plays Nancy Albright, a

Let’s say it again for the executives in the back who aren’t getting the message: weekly episodic drops work. There has been plenty of debate about the binge-drop format versus weekly episodic release, specifically among streamers. The truth is that what works depends on the content and the demo. But when it comes to the

When ABC renewed Scrubs and Shifting Gears for the 2026-27 TV season this week, it left one freshman drama as the only scripted series still on the bubble. RJ Decker is now that show. The Scott Speedman-led procedural just wrapped its first season on a cliffhanger that actually earned the reaction it got. (Disney/John Merrick)

I get why people thought The Pitt Season 3 might send Robby toward a Baby Jane Doe adoption story. Ah, I thought the same thing for a minute. In the Season 2 finale, Noah Wyle’s Dr. Robby cradles an abandoned newborn in a quietly devastating moment, just after admitting he has struggled with thoughts of

Critic’s Rating: 3.75 / 5.0 3.75 Although the title of Your Friends & Neighbors Season 2 Episode 4 was related to the seder, the real insight came from Lu. She had a warning for Coop, and it’s one I don’t think he’s taking seriously enough. In fact, once he catches on (and I hope he

Critic’s Rating: 4 / 5.0 4 America is obsessed with a lot of things: power, money, religion, democracy, etc. And while these things have been used to exploit others for hundreds of years, there is a fundamental principle that was the bedrock for the country’s foundation that remains true to this day: freedom. The concept

Critic’s Rating: 4 / 5.0 4 After a devastating episode, it’s hard to think that Outlander can offer hope and brightness. However, that’s exactly what we get with Outlander Season 8 Episode 8. Of course, there are still a threat or two out there, but most of the episode focuses on new beginnings and the

You walk into a Hallmark junket expecting to talk about romance, road trips, and what fans can look forward to. Instead, this one felt more like sitting in on a conversation about the people who shape us — and why we don’t always realize their impact until much later. That tone wasn’t accidental. (©2026 Hallmark

Let’s all be honest: there’s no denying that Janine and Gregory are going to be together at the end of Abbott Elementary. The sitcom relationship formula basically guarantees it. That’s why the latest development in their romance feels so silly. (Disney/Gilles Mingasson) Look, I’m one of the biggest Abbott Elementary defenders, but even I felt

Critic’s Rating: 3 / 5.0 3 After so much focus on the missing girls of Edgewater and the crossover event with Fire Country, it felt like Sheriff Country had forgotten an arc. Sheriff Country Season 1 Episode 16 opened with action, as Mickey, Boone, and others chased someone through the woods — someone we learned

Critic’s Rating: 2 / 5.0 2 It wasn’t visible easily, but now one cannot deny that Fire Country has a neat trick. The show introduces an exciting arc, throws everything into it to hook viewers, and for the next however many episodes, develops it in the most ridiculous manner known to man. We’ve seen it

Critic’s Rating: 4.2 / 5.0 4.2 I have to admit, I struggled with Boston Blue Season 1 Episode 16. It’s not that it wasn’t well done —it was, and as an added bonus, Sean and Jonah were pulled off their original silly story to help with the crisis. Still, I feel like every medical and

Is anyone enjoying Sophia plotting with Kristen to kill Johnny and ruin Holly’s life? I’m not. While Kristen being Kristen is always fun in a love-to-hate kind of way, manipulating Sophia to become even more violent and out of control is disgusting. Plus, Days of Our Lives spoilers for the week of 4-27-26 suggest this